Installation
view of 《OVO》 ©KICHEKICHE presents a solo exhibition 《OVO》, by artist Kwon Ahram, on view through
November 30.
Kwon Ahram has explored the nature of media
and its impact on human perception. Based on the premise that the digital and
physical worlds are closely intertwined and reflect one another, she has
focused not only on the immateriality of digital images but also on the
material conditions that make them possible—the physicality of media itself.
Centering her practice on the screen as an
output device, Kwon has recently expanded her work to include input devices of
the digital world, such as cameras and sensors.
Installation
view of 《OVO》 ©KICHEThe solo exhibition 《OVO》 extends from Kwon Ahram’s earlier
exhibition 《Fever Eye》 held at
SONGEUN this year, addressing how artificial intelligence perceives the world
through its “eyes” — cameras and sensors — and the errors that emerge in this
process.
The title “ovo” represents the upper half
of the word “eye” and simultaneously refers to the Latin term for “egg,” a
symbol of life’s origin. Continuing her exploration of the symbolic symmetry
between the physical and digital worlds, Kwon uses this title to intuitively
reveal the transformation from “eye” to “ovo,” reflecting the contemporary
reality in which machine vision increasingly replaces human sight.
The sensuous, minimalist form of “ovo” does
not critique this error but instead reflects a gaze that finds fascination in
the emergence of a new being. Through her works, Kwon engages both the images
within the screen and the materiality of the screen itself, developing a
practice that bridges the digital and the physical realms.
Installation view of 《OVO》 ©KICHE
The exhibition 《OVO》 offers a sensorial exploration of the materiality of media, guiding
viewers into moments where new sensations and forms of being emerge from the
errors produced by technology and systems.
The experiments unfolding at the boundaries
between the material and immaterial, the real and the virtual, the human and
the machine invite us to experience a world in constant flux—one that is
continuously transforming and recombining. Through this, we encounter subtle
fractures in the ways we perceive and sense the world today, opening up
possibilities for another reality co-created by humans and machines.
